Load sensor device and steering apparatus for vehicle having the same

A load sensor device for a steering apparatus for detecting force applied to a wheel of a vehicle, the steering apparatus including:

• a connection link having a wheel-side end, which is connected with the wheel and freely inclined relative to the wheel, and an shaft-side end, which is movable substantially in a width direction of the vehicle for steering the wheel;
• and
• a steering shaft including a steering shaft body, which is substantially in a rod shape extending substantially in the width direction of the vehicle, and a steering shaft end, which is fixed to one end of the steering shaft body and connected to the shaft-side end of the connection link, the steering shaft end being freely inclined relative to the shaft-side end, the steering shaft being movable substantially in the width direction according to an operation of a steering device,
• the load sensor device comprising:
• a load sensor interposed between the steering shaft end and the steering shaft body and configured to detect load applied in an axial direction of the steering shaft.